Re: Complaint about recent LINUX_VERSION_CODEs

From: Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Date: Sun Aug 13 2000 - 12:11:08 EST


> On the other hand, is it really necessary to carry 2.0's baggage on
> forever in the current kernel in the form of #ifdef's sprinkled
> throughout the source code (some of which are not trivial)? For a good

Note that generally 2.0 drivers are not updated except for tiny clear bug
fixes. Stability first means driver improvements/new driver stuff/fixes are
now considered too risky for their impact on existing users

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